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I’m going to be honest here, I had to look up what “pastiche” meant. And, now I’m curious who or what Allagash […]
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I don’t believe that I’ve encountered a Belgian-style tripel from Italy prior to this bottle from Tre Fontane. I’m pretty sure this […]
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Press Release Since 2013, we have consistently sought to improve our company and products in every way possible. Our initial offerings provided […]
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I thought we could welcome spring with one of my favorite recipes from Near & Far. It's the perfect lunchy, brunch dish, and it's made with fregola. Fregola is a beautiful, tasty Sardinian pasta made from hard durum wheat flour -- rolled, sun-dried, and toasted to a mix of shades of yellow, gold, and brown. Show More Summary

Move over, Matcha! There’s another tea coming to town. The Olive Tree has a rich history, not just as far back as the Bible, but even much further. Once known as the “king of trees” and also said to be the “tree of life” in the Garden of Eden; in … Continue reading ?
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I remember with fondness my visits to southern India when I stayed on tea estates and received incomparable hospitality at the hands of the tea estate managers and their families and those in their employ. But, in particular, I cannot forget the civilized tradition of “bed tea” when pots of … Continue reading ?
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Another inconceivable nightmare: Former student opens fire at a public school, killing 17, or 26, or 11, or? Immediately, there is hue and cry to regulate firearms and/or the mentally ill. The opposing camps lob circular arguments at each other. On one side are the powerful gun lobby and the … Continue reading ?
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When you scan the grocery tea isles in the West, one thing that stands out is the growing trend in flavored green teas. There’s mint, pomegranate, peachy ginseng, lush lemon and the lot! It’s no wonder that westerners assume yuzu-cha (yuzu tea) is green tea flavored with yuzu, a citrus … Continue reading ?
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Publican pastry chef Dana Cree has created a cookie collaboration, featuring versions from an all-star roster of Chicago women chefs. On International Women’s Day, which is Thursday, each chef’s cookie ($2 to $3 each) will be available all day, at Publican Quality Meats in the West Loop, then at...

Remember when there were no food processors? My mom, a “gourmet” cook before “foodies” existed, used just a blender and a hand mixer until the mid-1970s when home cooks started buying this new appliance. All of a sudden, dishes that had been out of reach to the home cook tumbled into daily meals....

South Side natives Adrienne Cheatham and Joseph Flamm promise Thursday’s “Top Chef” Season 15 finale is a slugfest. “I have a lot of respect and appreciation for Joe’s level of talent and execution, and we really just were looking at each other like, ‘I want you to put up your best dish against...

The modern, large-scale experiment with wine continues in the country known today as Israel. Maybe “contemporary” is a better word than “modern.” The claim could be made that the Holy Land’s modern wine industry began in 1882, when Carmel Winery was founded by Baron Edmond de Rothschild, of the...